Suddenly, the New York Knicks are dealing with a logjam at the power forward position.
That's a major change from a year ago, when the team's options at the 4 were so unappealing that head coach Mike Woodson slid Carmelo Anthony over from small forward out of necessity. Of course, anyone who watched the 2012-13 season knows that the decision to shift Anthony to power forward was a total success.
The scoring champ was deadly as a small-ball 4, exploiting mismatches by taking big men out to the perimeter and blowing past them with ease.
Things are different now, though. The Knicks brought in Andrea Bargnani, and Amar'e Stoudemire is (for now) healthy enough to command minutes when the 2013-14 season starts. Toss in the return of Kenyon Martin and things are already looking a bit complicated.
How the Knicks address their crowded frontcourt without taking minutes away from Anthony is going to go a long way toward determining the team's ceiling in a make-or-break year. A look down the list at all of the variables in the equation shows just how complex the power forward problem truly is.
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Spotlighting and Breaking Down NY Knicks’ Power Forward Position
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